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This section includes 753 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 251. |
As of September 2018, who is the Director General of Doordarshan? |
| A. | Supriya Sahu |
| B. | Deepa Chandra |
| C. | Deepak Ashish Kaul |
| D. | PK Subhash |
| Answer» B. Deepa Chandra | |
| 252. |
As of 1st March 2018, who among the following is India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations? |
| A. | Rajiv Kumar Chander |
| B. | Hardeep Singh |
| C. | Nirupam Sen |
| D. | Nirupama Menon Rao |
| Answer» B. Hardeep Singh | |
| 253. |
In April 2020, who among the following was/were sworn in as a permanent Judges of the common High Court for the UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh? |
| A. | Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul |
| B. | Justice Sanjay Dhar |
| C. | Justice Puneet Gupta |
| D. | Both 1 and 2 |
| E. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» F. | |
| 254. |
In March 2020, who has submitted her resignation from Crisil board? |
| A. | Shikha Sharma |
| B. | Naina Lal Kidwai |
| C. | Arundhati Bhattacharya |
| D. | Usha Ananthasubramanian |
| E. | Anshula Kant |
| Answer» D. Usha Ananthasubramanian | |
| 255. |
In May 2021, who has been appointed as the nodal officer to coordinate the import of COVID-19 relief items, by the Maharashtra government? |
| A. | Devendra Kumar Singh |
| B. | Sitaram Kunte |
| C. | Harshdeep Kamble |
| D. | Vikas Jain |
| E. | S. V. Patil |
| Answer» D. Vikas Jain | |
| 256. |
In April 2020, who has been appointed as the chief strategy officer of Havas Group India with immediate effect? |
| A. | Sunil Kumar |
| B. | Ravinder Takkar |
| C. | Pravin Kumar Purwar |
| D. | Neeraj Bassi |
| E. | Sunil Dutt |
| Answer» E. Sunil Dutt | |
| 257. |
Krishnendu Majumdar is the first person of colour to be named as the chairperson of BAFTA in its 73 year-long history. Whom will he succeed? |
| A. | Sam Mendes |
| B. | Pippa Harris |
| C. | Caro Newling |
| D. | Rupert Goold |
| E. | Nick Murphy |
| Answer» C. Caro Newling | |
| 258. |
In June 2021, Diplomat L Prashant Pise has been appointed as the next Ambassador to which country? |
| A. | Iraq |
| B. | Yemen |
| C. | Qatar |
| D. | Saudi Arabia |
| E. | Oman |
| Answer» B. Yemen | |
| 259. |
Bimbadhar Pradhan has been appointed secretary-general of which of the following? |
| A. | Staff Selection Commission |
| B. | National Commission for Scheduled Tribes |
| C. | National Human Rights Commission |
| D. | National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission |
| E. | Competition Commission of India |
| Answer» D. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission | |
| 260. |
In January 2020, Katerina Sakellaropoulou was elected as the first female President of which country? |
| A. | Italy |
| B. | Spain |
| C. | Greece |
| D. | France |
| E. | Germany |
| Answer» D. France | |
| 261. |
As of June 2019 who is the President of Maldives? |
| A. | Ashraf Ghani |
| B. | Ibrahim Mohamed Solih |
| C. | Abdul Hamid |
| D. | Joko windodo |
| Answer» C. Abdul Hamid | |
| 262. |
In September 2019, the centre has notified the appointment of Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai as the Acting Chief Justice of the ________ High Court. |
| A. | Bombay |
| B. | Madras |
| C. | Sikkim |
| D. | Delhi |
| E. | Uttarakhand |
| Answer» D. Delhi | |
| 263. |
Indian Energy Exchange's board of directors have accepted the resignation of its MD and CEO Rajiv Srivastava. Who has been given the additional charge of MD and CEO? |
| A. | Satyanarayan Goel |
| B. | Arun Kumar |
| C. | Danish Singania |
| D. | Udit Singhal |
| E. | Alok Raj |
| Answer» B. Arun Kumar | |
| 264. |
In June 2021, who took over as the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)? |
| A. | Jagdish Singh Khehar |
| B. | Arun Kumar Mishra |
| C. | Ranjan Gogoi |
| D. | Deepak Gupta |
| E. | Abhay Manohar Sapre |
| Answer» C. Ranjan Gogoi | |
| 265. |
In March 2021, who among the following was appointed as Director of the White House Military Office (WHMO)? |
| A. | Kamala Harris |
| B. | jay Chaudhry |
| C. | Tulsi Gabbard |
| D. | Maju Varghese |
| E. | Bhavya Lal |
| Answer» E. Bhavya Lal | |
| 266. |
In March 2021, Mark Rutte has been elected as the Prime Minister of which of the following countries? |
| A. | France |
| B. | Netherland |
| C. | Belgium |
| D. | Germany |
| E. | Italy |
| Answer» C. Belgium | |
| 267. |
Lt Gen ________ took over as the 14th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman & Nicobar Command (CINCAN). |
| A. | Arun Prakash |
| B. | Podali Shankar Rajeshwar |
| C. | Girish Luthra |
| D. | Anil Kumar Chawla |
| E. | Karambir Singh |
| Answer» C. Girish Luthra | |
| 268. |
In January 2021, which of the following has announced the resignation of CFO Swayam Saurabh? |
| A. | Vedanta Limited |
| B. | Sterlite Copper |
| C. | Coal India |
| D. | Hindustan Zinc |
| E. | Bharat Aluminium Company |
| Answer» E. Bharat Aluminium Company | |
| 269. |
Kim Ji-Hyun is related to which sport? |
| A. | Badminton |
| B. | Cricket |
| C. | Polo |
| D. | Chess |
| E. | Tennis |
| Answer» B. Cricket | |
| 270. |
Dr G P Samanta has been appointed to which of these posts? |
| A. | Chief Election Commissioner of India |
| B. | RBI Governor |
| C. | Chief Minister of Uttarakhand |
| D. | MD and CEO of BEL |
| E. | Chief Statistician of India |
| Answer» F. | |
| 271. |
Identify the wrong pair (District - Superintendent of Police) |
| A. | Pune (Gr.) - Suvejahak |
| B. | Solapur village - Viresh Prabhu |
| C. | Satara - Sandeep Patil |
| D. | Kolhapur - Manoj Nikam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 272. |
In June 2021, who succeeded Vivek Ram Chaudhari at the Western Command in Delhi? |
| A. | Atma Ram Nanda |
| B. | Ballabha Radha Krishna |
| C. | Karambir Singh |
| D. | Bipin Rawat |
| E. | Robin K. Dhowan |
| Answer» C. Karambir Singh | |
| 273. |
Former Infosys CEO S D Shibu Lal has been appointed the Chairperson of a three-member task force formed to help the government in bringing major bureaucratic reforms through which of the following missions? |
| A. | Mission Sashakt |
| B. | Mission Vikaas |
| C. | Mission Change |
| D. | Mission Karmayogi |
| E. | Mission Vatavaran |
| Answer» E. Mission Vatavaran | |
| 274. |
President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Justice Sanjib Banerjee as the Chief Justice of which of the following High Courts? |
| A. | Bombay |
| B. | Madras |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Allahabad |
| E. | Gujarat |
| Answer» C. Andhra Pradesh | |
| 275. |
In August 2020, former RBI deputy governor S S Mundra has been appointed as the non-executive chairman of which of the following? |
| A. | Axis Bank |
| B. | Indiabulls Housing Finance |
| C. | Motherson Sumi Systems |
| D. | LIC Housing Finance |
| E. | Vedanta Limited |
| Answer» C. Motherson Sumi Systems | |
| 276. |
Microfinance Institutions Network has announced that Alok Misra will be taking over as its chief executive officer and director from August 1, 2020. Whom will he replace? |
| A. | Anil Kumar |
| B. | Sarthak Saxena |
| C. | Harsh Shrivastava |
| D. | Arun Goel |
| E. | Y. V. Reddy |
| Answer» D. Arun Goel | |
| 277. |
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has announced his resignation amid a military coup. He was the President of which country? |
| A. | Senegal |
| B. | Mali |
| C. | Kenya |
| D. | Gambia |
| E. | Ghana |
| Answer» C. Kenya | |
| 278. |
President Joe Biden named whom as chairwoman of the US Federal Trade Commission? |
| A. | Nikki Haley |
| B. | Lina Khan |
| C. | Kiran Desai |
| D. | Anoushka Shankar |
| E. | Deepa Mehta |
| Answer» C. Kiran Desai | |
| 279. |
In February 2020, who has been selected as the new Chief Vigilance Commissioner by a high-powered committee headed by PM Narendra Modi? |
| A. | Sanjay Kothari |
| B. | Dinesh Kumar |
| C. | Krishna Gopal Tiwari |
| D. | Bimal Julka |
| E. | U. Sagayam |
| Answer» B. Dinesh Kumar | |
| 280. |
In June 2020, who among the following has been appointed as the new managing director of Bajaj Consumer Care? |
| A. | Jaideep Nandi |
| B. | Suresh Narayanan |
| C. | Vikram Pawah |
| D. | Anubhav Sharma |
| E. | Sumit Malhotra |
| Answer» B. Suresh Narayanan | |
| 281. |
In Leh, advocate Tashi Gyaltson was unanimously elected as Chief Executive Councillor and Chairman of which term of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Leh general council? |
| A. | 4th |
| B. | 5th |
| C. | 6th |
| D. | 7th |
| E. | 8th |
| Answer» D. 7th | |
| 282. |
Levi's has appointed whom as its global brand ambassador? |
| A. | Anushka Sharma |
| B. | Deepika Padukone |
| C. | Priyanka Chopra |
| D. | Kangana Ranaut |
| E. | Jacqueline Fernandez |
| Answer» C. Priyanka Chopra | |
| 283. |
Additional Chief Secretary VP Joy will succeed Vishwas Mehta as the Chief Secretary of which state? |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Punjab |
| E. | Haryana |
| Answer» C. Gujarat | |
| 284. |
In July 2020, the Cellular Operators Association of India has announced the appointment of SP Kochhar as its director general with immediate effect. Whom will he succeed? |
| A. | Anutosh Maitra |
| B. | Rajan S. Mathews |
| C. | Anirban Dasgupta |
| D. | Prakash Kumar Singh |
| E. | Anil Kumar Chaudhary |
| Answer» C. Anirban Dasgupta | |
| 285. |
Name the Indian elected to the International Narcotics Control Board by the UN Economic and Social Council on 23 April 2014 and re-elected by the Council for a 5-year term (2020-2025) on 7 May 2019. |
| A. | Jagjit Pavadia |
| B. | Yasmin Ali Haque |
| C. | Syed Akbaruddin |
| D. | Sudhir Rajkumar |
| Answer» B. Yasmin Ali Haque | |
| 286. |
In Feb 2021, Piramal Enterprises Ltd has appointed whom as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its ₹11,000 plus crore Assets Under Management (AUM) Alternatives business managed through its subsidiaries and joint ventures? |
| A. | Pawan Munjal |
| B. | Vijay Shekhar Sharma |
| C. | Kalpesh Kikani |
| D. | C. P. Gurnani |
| E. | Pankaj Patel |
| Answer» D. C. P. Gurnani | |
| 287. |
In March 20201, Deepak Mishra has been appointed as the next Director and Chief Executive of which of the following? |
| A. | Institute Of Economic Growth |
| B. | Society for Social and Economic Research |
| C. | Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations |
| D. | National Council of Applied Economic Research |
| E. | National Institute of Economics |
| Answer» D. National Council of Applied Economic Research | |
| 288. |
Eminent Indian-origin academician Srikant Datar has been named as Dean of which of the following Business Schools? |
| A. | Stanford |
| B. | IIM Ahmedabad |
| C. | IIM Bangalore |
| D. | Harvard |
| E. | IIT Roorkee |
| Answer» E. IIT Roorkee | |
| 289. |
In July 2020, in which state, senior BJP leader CR Patil assumed charge as state BJP president at Party headquarters? |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Haryana |
| C. | Rajasthan |
| D. | Gujarat |
| E. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» E. Maharashtra | |
| 290. |
As of February, 2018 the Chairperson for Children’s Film Society of India is ________ . |
| A. | Anupam Kher |
| B. | Rishi Kapoor |
| C. | Mukesh Bhatt |
| D. | Mukesh Khanna |
| Answer» E. | |
| 291. |
In December 2020, who among the following has been appointed as head of private equity operations of KKR India? |
| A. | Sanjay Nayar |
| B. | Gaurav Trehan |
| C. | Pratap C. Reddy |
| D. | Vikram Pandit |
| E. | Rajeev Suri |
| Answer» C. Pratap C. Reddy | |
| 292. |
In February 2020, who has resigned as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Swiss bank Credit Suisse Group AG following a spying scandal? |
| A. | Iqbal Khan |
| B. | Tidjane Thiam |
| C. | Oswald Grübel |
| D. | Brady Dougan |
| E. | Mark Tucker |
| Answer» C. Oswald Grübel | |
| 293. |
In November 2020, the President in the exercise of the power conferred by clause (l) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, has appointed how many additional Judges of the Gauhati High Court as Judges of the Gauhati High Court? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| E. | 6 |
| Answer» C. 4 | |
| 294. |
In December 2020, who has been appointed Director of Cricket at Indian Premier League side Sunrisers Hyderabad? |
| A. | Cameron Green |
| B. | Simon O'Donnell |
| C. | Adam Gilchrist |
| D. | Tom Moody |
| E. | Ricky Ponting |
| Answer» E. Ricky Ponting | |
| 295. |
In March 2021, US Senate has voted to confirm whom to be President Biden's Surgeon General? |
| A. | Abbas Akhil |
| B. | Vivek Murthy |
| C. | Alice Chen |
| D. | Jerome Adams |
| E. | David A. Kessler |
| Answer» C. Alice Chen | |
| 296. |
In October 2020, former IFS officer Roy P Thomas has been appointed as the State Election Commissioner (SEC) of which of the following states/UTs? |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Puducherry |
| E. | Jharkhand |
| Answer» E. Jharkhand | |
| 297. |
In June 2021, the government has appointed Aashish Chandorkar as Counsellor in India's Permanent Mission in which of the following for three years? |
| A. | WTO |
| B. | UNICEF |
| C. | ILO |
| D. | UNESCO |
| E. | UNDP |
| Answer» B. UNICEF | |
| 298. |
In January 2021, US President-elect Joe Biden has appointed whom to the National Security Council of the White House? |
| A. | Sumona Guha |
| B. | Tarun Chhabra |
| C. | Rajiv Ganguly |
| D. | Both 1 and 2 |
| E. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» E. All 1, 2 and 3 | |
| 299. |
On 2nd December 2018, who was appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner of India? |
| A. | Ashok Lavasa |
| B. | Om Prakash Rawat |
| C. | Sunil Arora |
| D. | Sunil Rawar |
| Answer» D. Sunil Rawar | |
| 300. |
In July 2020, the Board of which of the following companies has decided to induct Subramanian Sarma as an Executive Director? |
| A. | Infosys |
| B. | ITC Limited |
| C. | Larsen & Toubro |
| D. | TCS |
| E. | Hindustan Unilever |
| Answer» D. TCS | |